The Eldwardragon flies hastily toward its next destination, the engines of the Fira-G's rumbling with great power under the wings, and the main Firaga-G engine sounding like a charging bull. Under them the spans of hills and trees cross past the screens. Sora, Donald, and Goofy sigh heavily, lucky enough to be able to not have to walk that distance for the time being. Sora unfastens his seatbelt, as it is now safe to walk around, and walks between Jerild and Wessler.
"Where are we heading?" Sora asks.
"Gummi Ship Central," Jerild replies.
Wessler leans back in his seat moaning. Sora turns to him, wondering what is the problem.
"Don't worry about Wessler. He's just not too fond of the place."
The mechanic turns his head away and crosses his arms.
Jerild turns completely toward Sora and continues his explanation:"Many weeks ago, during a great meteor shower, a great number of those gummi blocks fell from the sky. Most of them coincidencely fell right onto the Global Vehicle Association, the largest garage on the planet, and they opened the first and only gummi ship garage. With this, they were able to distribute gummi ships to people all over the planet."
"What did you all use before gummi ships became available?"
"Cars, of course."
Sora stares at Jerild confusedly. "Cars?"
Jerild moves his shades a little. "I forgot, you all came from an island. Such vehicles were not required for you, huh? Well, simply they are small transports that travel by land, not by air like gummi ships. The number of people it can carry depends on the very size of the car, and it is this factor that can control the speed a car. Anyway, only one person controls the car since there is really one function to be done: to drive. No weapons, no shield, just a simple land transport. The civilians were evacuated by bigger cars called vans, a transport that can carry up to twelve people, including the driver. We have five of them. Unlike gummi ships, however, cars do not have unlimited power. They run on fuel called gas and when there is no more gas in the car, the vehicle ceases to function. Understand?"
Sora nods and smiles.
"Gas is not really an abundant resource around here, so we decided not to use vehicles in Elward Town. Besides, walking was a good exercise for us, anyway. We're heading to Gummi Ship Central since the van transports will most likely go there to refuel. After, we head for Raseia City."
Sora returns to his seat. Donald leans over and whispers to him:"Sora, are you sure about this? We are on a mission, after all."
Sora whispers back:"Listen, Donald, we need to at least find out more about this world before we can continue our task."
Goofy enters the conversation:"Do you guys think that there may be a keyhole somewhere in this world? The Heartless wouldn't be appering unless one was here, right?"
"I don't think so," Sora answers. "Remember at the End of the World?"
Donald shivers and replies:"Don't remind me."
"Remember when we arrived at those strange vortexes that took us to the worlds we had visited WITHOUT use of a keyhole? They could be using those."
"But when we defeated Ansem, didn't that realm disappear?" Goofy asks.
"It must have had. When the destruction of the worlds was stopped, all of them returned to normal. The End of the World was only formed as a result of the chaos," Sora answers. "So if it is a keyhole here, all we have to do is seal it up."
Donald quacks:"And how will we do that? We do not know where it is and we have no idea how large this world is."
Sora frowns at Donald until Jerild grabs their attention by informing them of their arrival.
Right in front of them is the giant building of Gummi Ship Central. Various gummi ships of various colors fly over and into the garages as they descend to the lots below. Many men, probably mechanics, bring in and out ships from the garage and hands them over to their owners. Not far from them are the vans that were used to transport the civilans with a few of the guards from the city standing around them. The Elwardragon makes its landing and the engines are shut off.
"We have arrived at Gummi Ship Central. It is now safe to exit the ship," Jerild says into the intercom."
The guards that are in the back room unbuckle their seatbelts and leave out into the lot where their fellow comrades who evacuated the civilians greet them. Everyone, except of Wessler, gets to their feet and exits into the backroom and out the ship.
Jerild turns to Wessler before he leaves and says to him:"Are you sure you're not coming?"
"Stop it, Jerild! You know darn well that I'm not leaving this ship. Just hurry back so we can get going." Wessler lights himself another cigar, leans back in his seat some more, and seems to doze off as he quietly puffs away on his stimulant.
Sora, Donald, Goofy, and Vex jump out the ship and gaze up at the building of Gummi Ship Central. A gummi ship figurine sits above the company's name, that is in big red and yellow letters. Double doors sit just below where customers go in to set their orders. To the right of these doors are five big openings that show the inside of the garage itself, which is filled with gummi ships getting customized by mechanics.
Jerild walks over to the crew and says to them:"The civilans are safe and sound in the building. After we get the vans re-fueled, we're heading to Raseia City."
As the mayor enters through the double doors, Vex turns to the three and says:"I'll be right back. I'm going with my dad."
Vex turns and follows after his father into the building, too. The three heroes just turn to each other and shrug.
"Hey!"
Sora, Donald, and Goofy turn to see Wessler hanging out the doorway. He shouts to them:"Come here. I have something for you three."
They return to the Elwardragon and follow Wessler back into the cockpit. The mechanic falls into his seat and turns to them, his cigar still in his mouth. He stares at the three for a minute and begins to laugh. They respond by turning slightly to each other.
Wessler leans forward and says to them still with a laugh in his voice:"Ha, I can't believe you're the three that that Mickey fellow spoke of. He told me that three brave heroes would arrive shortly after his leave and that I should I give you this." Wessler pulls out the same envelope that Pluto, the king's dog, was holding. "I still can't believe he spoke of a kid and his two lackeys!"
"Hey!" Donald quacked.
"I'm sorry. It just so hard to believe that you three are heroes. But I shouldn't jump to conclusions, either. You did get through those creatures, after all. Here. This is for you."
Wessler hands the envelope with the king's seal on it to Sora, who holds it up for the three to see. The mechanic turns back around and relaxes back into his chair again. They stand there staring at the envelope in wonder. They exit the cockpit into the back room.
"What do you think Mickey wrote?" Goofy asks.
"I don't know," Sora says still mesmerized by this item in his grasp.
"Oh, just open it," Donald says impatiently.
Sora turns the envelope vertically and tears the top off…